#AA36CE#AA36CE

#AA36CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.230 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA36CE
RGB	rgb(170, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 67.34, -56.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 87.64, 320.21°)
OKLab	oklab(56.87% 0.1679 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(56.87% 0.23 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.0356, 15.6418, 59.8703)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA36CE #5ACE36

analogous

#5E36CE #AA36CE #CE36A6

triadic

#AA36CE #CEAA36 #36CEAA

tetradic

#AA36CE #CE5E36 #5ACE36 #36A6CE

square

#AA36CE #CE5E36 #5ACE36 #36A6CE

split-complementary

#AA36CE #A6CE36 #36CE5E

monochromatic

#5B1B6F #8327A0 #AA36CE #BF67DA #D498E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AA36CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#AA36CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA36CE

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA36CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA36CE	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A85680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa36ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.230 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c879de',
    500: '#aa36ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa36ce;
$custom-light: #c879de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa36ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.789,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56866,
    "c": 0.23048,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA36CE

secondary

#9ED28E

accent

#E4446A

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA36CE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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